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Madison, Robert P.

1923- · Contribution: 1950-1974

Architect

First African American to graduate from the Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve) School of Architecture (1948), and the first to earn an architecture degree in the state of Ohio; founded Robert P. Madison International, Ohio's first Black-owned architecture firm

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Born
1923
Active since
1950
Category
Architecture & Design
Best known for
First Black grad of Case WesternFounded Robert P. Madison InternationalOhio's first Black licensed architect

Impact on the world

Madison built the first Black-owned architecture firm in his state and, from church basements no one else would hire him for, rose to help design nationally iconic buildings.

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